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The rufous songlark is a medium brown passerine songbird with a pattern of streaks on its feathers. Encyclopædia Britannica describes this bird as "drab and vaguely larklike". It has a dark line through its eye, a pale eyebrow and pale underparts, and a rufous upper tail and rump. A little larger than a house sparrow, the male grows to about 19 cm (7.5 in) in length and is larger than the female which reaches only about 16 cm (6.3 in). This species is similar to the brown songlark but males of that species are much larger than those of the rufous songlark.
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When to see the Rufous Songlark
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rufous Songlark
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About the Rufous Songlark
The rufous songlark is a species in the family Locustellidae endemic to Australia.
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Easily confused with
Tawny GrassbirdCincloramphus timoriensisThe tawny grassbird is a medium sized grassbird with a wingspan of 56-69mm, a stout bill 14-17mmand weighs around 13-25g.
Brown SonglarkCincloramphus cruralisMale brown songlarks are 23–25 cm long versus 18–19 cm for females and may weigh 2.3 times as much.
Papuan GrassbirdCincloramphus macrurusThe Papuan grassbird is a species of typical grassbird in the family Locustellidae.
Side by side: Rufous Songlark vs Tawny Grassbird · Brown Songlark vs Rufous Songlark
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